- Jan 7 French Revolution: A major riot breaks out in Versailles as people demand lower bread prices
1st State of the Union
Jan 8 First US President George Washington delivers the first state of the union address
- Jan 11 Statisten & Vonckisten unite as Belgium
Cosi Fan Tutte
Jan 26 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera "Cosi Fan Tutte" premieres at the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria
- Jan 30 Lifeboat 1st tested at sea, by Mr Greathead, the inventor
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